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Heida Kristin Helgadottir takes on the role of Managing Director of the IOC
This summer, Heida Kristin Helgadottir will take on the role of Managing Director of the Iceland Ocean Cluster (IOC) in Iceland. Previously, she served as the managing director of Niceland Seafood and was involved in the establishment and operation of software...
Opening of the largest Eco-Business Park in Iceland
A property formerly destined to be a large aluminum smelter that was never completed, has been given a new lease of life and will be transformed into a new Eco-Business Park for Iceland. The Park is situated in a highly advantageous location. It is just two minutes...
IOC and ALVAR sign a Cooperation Agreement
We are pleased to announce that ALVAR Mist ehf. and the Iceland Ocean Cluster have signed an agreement of cooperation. With this cooperation agreement, ALVAR becomes a member of the Iceland Ocean Cluster, and they also intend to work together to assist seafood...
Erlingur Gudleifsson to transfer scientific and technical knowledge to Alaska
The Iceland Ocean Cluster (IOC) has worked closely with the state of Alaska in the United States for years, but the Alaska Ocean Cluster was one of the first sister clusters of the IOC to be established outside of Iceland. In 2019, the IOC and the then-director of the...
A new project kicks off: A roadmap for Portugal co-product valorisation
On January 10th a new Bilateral Initiative kicked-off. This EEA Grant project is led by the great team at Portuguese B2E CoLAB called Roadmap4MarineCoproducts brings together strategic partners from the Norwegian Seafood Innovation cluster (NCE Seafood Innovation)...
Inspiring sustainability: Lund University and Marine Centre visit Iceland’s Ocean Cluster for an inspiration for a thriving Baltic fishing industry
Lund University in Sweden has teamed up with the Marine Centre in Simrishamn for a collaborative project aimed at exploring potential futures for the fishing port in Simrishamn and other Baltic fishing ports. The project focuses on sustainable fishing and the...